What I think helped me pass? Questions, Questions, Questions
I did read hurst and thanks to it I understood core concepts but to me it wasn't enough. Think of it like a foundation and now that you have a foundation you need your building afterwards. That's where PDA by La Charity and Kaplan came in
my scores In La Charity will make you cry if you saw them
I got the book and I'd test myself only getting 50%-60% of the answers right
so like out of 20 i'd only get 11 or something but don't let the wrong answers and low scores discourage you. read each rationale for every question that you passed and eventually you'll get a "feel" for it. I wrote down, yes I wrote down every single rationale that I encounterted and reviewed it by the end of the day
So I basically did test questions all day wrote the rationales and organized it to either cardio, maternity, respiratory, meds etc. you get the idea. and reviewed the rationales at the end of the day. because I retain info better when I write them
I'm not a US educated nurse either I'm from the Philippines and was not even close to being an honor student in my school
I went to school bringing nothing but my phone and tablet. No paper, no pen, no book, nothing. because I was so lazy.
So if somebody like me who is far from stellar academically passes then people like you who have burned your a** off studying will definitely pass
The NCLEX is not as hard as people make it to be! it's hard I'll tell you that but not as hard as people make it seem. If you have the Qtrainers by kaplan and do PDA by La Charity you'll feel right at home answering the NCLEX
Questions, Questions, Questions I have the Saunders book but man the info was just too much and I just well i didn't read before im sure as hell not reading now. So I told myslef F*ck it im just gonna do test questions
you see if you do tons and tons of questions and write down the rationales you're basically reviewing content as well. hey at least it worked for me maybe that'll work for some people too
I had 1 math question and a positioning question and I knew I got both wrong
I didn't even bother calculating the math question I just typed in a random number and clicked next. So by now you can tell Im not the sharpest tool in the shed.
If you know your way around google you can find resources everywhere.
I walked out of the testing center dazed. Thinking *** just happened in there? Where the hell did those questions come from. I put on the earplugs that they provided you with and all I could hear was my heart beating so loud it was like a disco in there!
If a C something student like me who is not even a US educated nursing student can pass the NCLEX the 1st time in 85 questions
You definitely can. I forgot to mention my hurst scores ow boy they were sh*t
you could only take the test 6 times here were my hurst scores
70=55%
69=55%
74=59%
72=57%
75=60%
81=64%
and well according to hurst the average scores of people who passed the nclex taking their program was 86 points or 68%
I was nowhere near that pecentage but I passed
Just remember. You cannot and will not ever even in your entire lifetime know everything about nursing
and the NCLEX is not as hard as people make it seem to be
you got this. I know 90% of you reading this have way better scores than me so if I can do it. So can you
Congrats Abraham!!! wow. good job! so you wanna send me the PDA Book and your other study materials to me? so I can pass like you too? hehe thanks!
the best and prettiest girl in class that's currently in texas ,
M.K.G.L
Hey Ms. M.K.G.L! You're here also! Nice! It's me C.A. from RGV Texas a new grad from cebu. 😉Im glad i know someone who is also going through this whole nclex journey like me! Good luck to you!!
Hi !! im a filipina and im here in Texas. I am on y credentialing right now and planning to do self review since they said it takes months before credentialing is finished.My question is where do I get the Kaplan Qtrainers? Sorry im new to this and what I know was there was a Kaplan Online Review which I am not that interested o do so thinking that it will be just a waste of money..Any help or advise ? =) thank you and Congrats!
Thank you for your post and congratulations on passing!!!
I just took my Nclex for the first time and failed (I just paid the $200 and let me). I still haven't received a letter from the BRN. I did all the kaplan questions including all the trainers. I was scoring anywhere from 54-57%. I also did questions from Saunders because the content was way too much.
I plan on purchasing NCSBN review now. I have heard about hurst but also heard that they provide videos. I rather read and do questions. Do you think it would help to purchase hurst for the questions as well? I am determined to PASS my boards the second time. I also know my anxiety gets really bad when it comes to testing. So i plan on going to see my doc to see if theres anything that can help.
I am not a A student but I was a B to B+ student through out my nursing school. Hopefully, with more studying and prayers I can overcome this Monster AKA Nclex!
If you like to read rather than watching content videos, I think you will like the NCSBN review. They have a good amount of practice questions and great content. Their questions are pretty much similar with the NCLEX, they are tough and tricky.
Thanks dude! I just read your post and it really gave a lot of encouragement because I'm doing practice questions and not doing very well at it. Good job and congrats man!
Congratulations to you! Your post eased my anxiety a bit as I am scheduled to take mine this Saturday. I am still thinking whether I need to reschedule or not. May I ask for your opinion on my results in Kaplan? I'm just so scared. Thank you and I really appreciate your response.
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Hey Ms. M.K.G.L! You're here also! Nice! It's me C.A. from RGV Texas a new grad from cebu. 😉Im glad i know someone who is also going through this whole nclex journey like me! Good luck to you!!